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Activists had been pushing for their government to adopt the landmark international anti-domestic violence agreement. But “big brother” Turkey has made it more difficult.

Organizers hope that art can help start a conversation about greater inclusivity in the country, consistently rated the least tolerant in Europe.

The song used verses from the Koran, resulting in death threats from some religious Azerbaijanis. But the singer says he quoted the book respectfully.

Several opposition figures and journalists were beaten following a sit-in protesting parliamentary elections that saw widespread cheating.

Ali Hasanov was part of the old elite that has been systematically sidelined over the past two years in favor of officials associated with the president's wife.

There are few illusions that upcoming votes will be fair. Nevertheless, opposition activists see in them an unprecedented opportunity.

If you believe the Azerbaijani authorities, opposition figures in the country have an uncanny knack for injuring themselves.

New regulations against Russian names have caused a stir in Azerbaijan.

The authorities had forbidden opposition parties from organizing a rally in the center of the city, but they attempted to go ahead anyway. Scores were reportedly detained.

Authorities say an assassination attempt was a wide-ranging Islamist plot. Now, amid a series of trials, few seem to believe the official story.

Reality shows, with a heavy emphasis on relationship drama, now dominate Azerbaijani broadcasting.

The pre-Soviet Molokan Temple had been used for a new alternative cinema project.

The detentions recall a larger wave of arrests in 2017; the European Court of Human Rights has recently begun inquiries into those arrests.

The surprise move comes amid an economic crisis and negotiations over a new deal with the EU.

Baku is known for its glitzy, government-controlled development. But the city’s creative class is making a scruffy central neighborhood its own.

Despite repressive government policies toward the LGBT community in conservative Azerbaijan, some parents are bucking social rules and advocating for their LGBT children.

Activists say forced marriage is widespread in the South Caucasus nation.

The government is blaming the murder of two policemen on Islamist radicals, but many aren't buying it.

“This accident shows that we are not ready for an emergency.”

Azerbaijan is spending millions building carpet factories, but artisans say traditional skills are being lost.

Even his opponents have campaigned for President Ilham Aliyev.

During the Soviet Union, teaching was a prestigious profession. But salaries have fallen in independent Azerbaijan, along with teachers' morale.

A hip new media brand took a reputational hit when it started praising President Ilham Aliyev.

Sabir Chopuroglu's artistic career began at age seven, when his parents brought home a small bottle of petroleum.